| Preston Sturges: The Last Years of Hollywood's First Writer-Director Contributor(s): Smedley, Nick (Author), Sturges, Tom (Author), Bogdanovich, Peter (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1783209925 ISBN-13: 9781783209927 Publisher: Intellect (UK) OUR PRICE: $29.21 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Art | Film & Video - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.7" W x 8.9" (1.20 lbs) 350 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few directors of the 1930s and 40s were as distinctive and popular as Preston Sturges, whose whipsmart comedies have entertained audiences for decades. This book offers a new critical appreciation of Sturges' whole oeuvre, incorporating a detailed study of the last ten years of his life from new primary sources. Preston Sturges details the many unfinished projects of Sturges' last decade, including films, plays, TV series and his autobiography. Drawing on diaries, sketchbooks, correspondence, unpublished screenplays and more, Nick Smedley and Tom Sturges present the writer-director's final years in more detail than we've ever seen, showing a master still at work - even if very little of that work ultimately made it to the screen or stage. |
Contributor Bio(s): Smedley, Nick: - Nick Smedley is the author of A Divided World: Hollywood Cinema and Emigre Directors in the Era of Roosevelt and Hitler and The Roots of Modern Hollywood. Sturges, Tom: - Tom Sturges spent 30 years in the music business. His signings include Smashing Pumpkins, Foo Fighters, and Outkast. He is the author of three books and a tireless champion of his father's life and career. |